selected publications
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academic article
- Refined methodology for identification of bitterness aversion in mature rams through quantification of fluid intake and behavioral response to phenylthiocarbamide. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 254. 2022
- Managing Forbs Preferred by Greater Sage-Grouse and Soil Moisture in Mesic Meadows with Short-Duration Grazing. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 82:66-75. 2022
- Effects of feed efficiency and diet on performance and carcass characteristics in growing wether lambs. Small Ruminant Research. 207. 2022
- A metagenomic analysis of the effect of antibiotic feed additives on the ovine rumen metabolism. Small Ruminant Research. 205. 2021
- Identifying genetic variants affecting cattle grazing behavior experiencing mild heat load. Translational Animal Science. 5:S61-S66. 2021
- Protein Supplementation and Grazing Behavior for Cows on Differing Late-Season Rangeland Grazing Systems. Animals. 11. 2021
- Predicting Cattle Grazing Behavior on Rangeland using Accelerometers. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 76:157-170. 2021
- 361 Methods for Identification and Classification of Phenylthiocarbamide Sensitivity in Mature Rams. Journal of Animal Science. 99.0:198-199. 2021
- PSI-18 Identifying genetic variants associated with grazing, walking, and slope use of cattle experiencing mild heat load. Journal of Animal Science. 99.0:281-281. 2021
- Variation in type two taste receptor genes is associated with bitter tasting phenylthiocarbamide consumption in mature Targhee and Rambouillet rams. Translational Animal Science. 5. 2021
- Comparison of Range-Based and Irrigated Cow-Calf Systems - Grazing Season Performance. Journal of Animal Science. 98:385. 2020
- Estimates of Willow (Salix Spp.) Canopy Volume using Unmanned Aerial Systems. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 73:531-537. 2020
- Avoidance of phenylthiocarbamide in mature Targhee and Rambouillet rams. Translational Animal Science. 3:1194-1204. 2019
- Intake behaviors of yearling steers grazing irrigated pasture and receiving either a free-choice salt-based mineral or a low-moisture molasses-based tub mineral. Translational Animal Science. 3:749-760. 2019
- Predicting residual feed intake status using rumen microbial profiles in ewe lambs. Journal of Animal Science. 97:2878-2888. 2019
- PSVII-2 Influence of post weaning grazing on reproductive measures in heifers.. Journal of Animal Science. 96:57-57. 2018
- Influence of post weaning grazing on reproductive measures in heifers. Journal of Animal Science. 96:57-57. 2018
- Poor feed efficiency in sheep is associated with several structural abnormalities in the community metabolic network of their ruminal microbes. Journal of Animal Science. 96:2113-2124. 2018
- Diet and feed efficiency status affect rumen microbial profiles of sheep. Small Ruminant Research. 156:12-19. 2017
- Diet shifts provoke complex and variable changes in the metabolic networks of the ruminal microbiome. Microbiome. 5.0. 2017
- The relationship of residual feed intake and visceral organ size in growing lambs fed a concentrate- or forage-based diet. Livestock Science. 176:85-90. 2015
- The effect of residual feed intake status on rumen microbial profiles in ewe lambs. Proceedings of the Western Section American Society of Animal Science. 66:133-137. 2015
- Diet Alters Both the Structure and Taxonomy of the Ovine Gut Microbial Ecosystem. DNA Research: an International Journal for Rapid Publication of Reports on Genes and Genomes. 21:115-125. 2014
- The effect of diet and feed efficiency status on small intestinal mRNA expression of angiogenic factors in growing lambs. Proceedings of the Western Section American Society of Animal Science. 64:396-399. 2013
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article
- The effect of diet and feed efficiency status on rumen microbial profiles in sheep 2013
- The effect of diet on feed intake traits and relationships with carcass traits in sheep 2012
- The relationship of feed efficiency and visceral organ size in growing lambs fed a concentrate or forage-based diet 2012
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conference paper
- Effect of high sulfate water on rumen microbial populations in lambs. Plant and Animal Genome Meeting. 2016
- High sulfate water affects volatile fatty acid profiles in lambs. Plant and Animal Genome Meeting. 2016
- Combining bioinformatics and statistical modeling to understand the ecology of the rumen microbial ecosystem in sheep. Plant and Animal Genome Meeting. 2014
- Jejunal expression of intestinal growth-promoting genes in high and low efficiency lambs. Plant and Animal Genome Meeting. 2014
- Effect of diet type and feed efficiency status on rumen microbial populations in sheep. Gases & Animal Agriculture Conference. 2013
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conference poster
- Effects of diet and feed efficiency on rumen microbial profiles in sheep. Plant and Animal Genome Meeting. 2015
- Rumen microbial populations associated with feed efficiency in forage-fed lambs. Plant and Animal Genome Meeting. 2015
- The effect of diet on rumen microbial profiles in sheep. Plant and Animal Genome Meeting. 2013
- The effect of diet on feed intake and performance traits in sheep. Colorado Nutrition Roundtable. 2012
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report